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The QC, Vol. 86, No. 05 • October 7, 1999

1999_10_07_001

W a I T T I E R
uaker
October 7,1999
ampos
C O L
■ Unbuttoning Butler
Senior discusses
life after the
Whittier College
Theater Department.
E G E
SPORTS «
■ NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
Water Polo is ranked 18th
nationally and 2nd of all Division
III teams after sweeping the UC
Santa Cruz Slugfest.
I..
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
'mfr.Jofai Qretnttaj J$m
^SK, Wnittier ^^/Mm^y:
AyyyA;'''.
OPINION TOPIC
Availability of Resources on
Campus
Students discuss the pros and cons
of facilities ranging from the
library to tutoring programs.
C A M P VMS
ty
■ BIG FUN IN
LITTLE TOKYO
Melissa Onstad goes back on the
town to explore the intracacies of Los
Angeles. From the gardens ofthe New
Otani Hotel to the variety shop, this
portion of downtown has promise.
COR Allocates 54% of Budget Requests for Fall Semester
■ FINANCES
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
The Council of Representatives
(COR) Budget Committee approved and released their budget
on Monday, Oct. 4. The committee
allocated funds that totaled
$34,318.44—54% ofthe funds requested by clubs and organization.
The low percentage of allocations
is due to the lack of either information from submissions of organizations or representation on the
WhittierCollege Master Calendar.
"[The budget committee] reviewed whether or not the clubs
followed the specific guidelines
that were outlined, such as providing specific dates for their events
and giving breakdowns for what
the money will be used for," junior
COR Treasurer Ireneo Reus said.
The Budget Committee, which
is composed of COR members
junior Jonathan Collard and senior Mary Beth Griffin, a non-
COR member sophomore Luis
Flores and is headed up by Reus,
met last week to draft an alloca
tion of funds to present to COR.
"The allocations and disbursement of funds was fair since the
Budget Committee and COR went
through each request twice before
it was finalized," senior COR President Rene Islas said. "The funds
balanced out in order to treat all
clubs and organizations of the
College community equally."
Although COR allocated more
funds than the Budget Committee
recommended, most clubs were
not funded for the entire amounts
they requested. Seven clubs were
not considered for requests and
did not received any funding from
COR due to the failure to place
their events on the Master Calendar, which is run by the Office of
Student Acti vities (O.S.A.). Funds
were also withheld from certain
groups that were not registered as
on-campus clubs or had a negative balance in their budget.
Issues were raised about the
lack of specific details on the applications regarding the events of
certain organizations, including
the Black Student Union (B.S.U.)
and Poet Democrats. According
to Islas, these issues have been
tabled and will be discussed at
next week's COR meeting.
Even if all clubs did submit
their applications in accordance
with COR's requirements, not all
funding would have been given.
"COR does not have enough
resources to fund each club since
the budget is estimated to last for
the entire semester," Reus said.
The COR budget is taken from the
student body fees, $60 changed to
student accounts, 60% is applied
for organizations or clubs. The
other 40%.is designated for Publications Board, which finances the
Quaker Campus student newspaper, Acropolis yearbook, KWTR
radio station and the Sigma Taif^:-
Delta Literary Review.
Student organizations can submit bills to COR any time throughout the year for funding of events
that were not covered during this
allotment.
"Applications can be resubmitted during the semester for either
events or clubs," Reus said.
Typically, if an organization t
submits a bill to COR two weeks
prior to an event, it will be discussed
at the following COR meeting.
Fall Funding R
equesl
:s
Oraanization
Requested
Approved
Percent
Alpha Psi Omega
$1,647.54
$754.60
45.8%
Asian Student Association
$868.00
$48.00
5.5%
Athenian Society
$650.00
$650.00
100%
Black Student Union
$2,655.60
$110.00
4.1%
Career Services
$1,300.00
$1,000.00
76.9%
Chemistry Club
$110.00
-
-
Chinese Club
$350.00
$200.00
57.1%
Cultural Center
$800.00
$550.00
68.75%
French Club
$1,000.00
$786.00
78.6%
Hawaiian Islander Club
$770.00
-
Hispanic Student Organization
$3260.00
$650.00
19.9%
Interclub Council
$850.00
$850.00
100%
International Club
$650.00
$300.00
46.2%
Lancer Society
$1,200.00
$650.00
54.2%
Martial Arts Club
$1,575.00
$787.50
50%
MEChA
$1,525.00
$1,300.00
85.2%
Nalional Omicron Psi
$1,700.00
$305.00
17.9%
Orthogoian Society
$1,025.00
$950.00
92.7%
Poet Democrats
$6,400.00
(tabled)
-
Poets in Rhythm
$400.00
$100.00
25%
Program Board
$18,750.00
$18,750.00
100%
Religious Studies Association
$450.00
-
Richard Nixion Republican Club
$1,683.75-
-
-
Social Woik Council
$750.00
-
Society of Physics Students
$901.53
$482.58
53 5%
Sociology Club
$110.00
■-
Spanish Club
$2,800.00
$780.00
27.9%
Vintage Poets
$700.00
-
WC Cheer Squad
$1,055.60
$498.16-
47.2%
WC Choir
$2,300.00
(tabled)
-
WCCF
$1,000.00
-
WC Gospel Choir
$2,381.60
$2,381.60
100%
WC Photography Club
$1,872.00
$1,435.00
76.7%
Total
$63,490.62
$34,318.44
54%
All information provided by COR Treasurer Ireneo Reus.
Sociology Report Exposes Culture Among Professors
■ PROFESSORS
by Sean Jernigan & Carlos
Estrada
QCAsst. News Editor & News Editor
The preliminary results of a
report on professorial culture at
Whittier College by Asst. Professor of Sociology Zhidong Hao
and his spring of '99 class "Approaches to Social Research"
found that there are definite rifts
between professors on the basis of
their ethnicity and employment
status, even though Whittier employs a diverse staff. The results
come from a comprehensive survey ofthe College's professors.
The current report omits some controversial findings that are still in
the process of being reviewed and
checked for final publication.
According to the report's findings, Whittier College employs
more ethnic minorities (18%) than
the national average (13%) and
has more tenured female faculty
(18%) than the national average
(8%). While the number of minority faculty at Whittier is 5%
higher than the national nonn, only
9.2% ofthe full-time faculty are
non-white.
Ofthe 18% ofthe faculty that
are from a minority ethnic group,
most have two or fewer friendships with other Whittier faculty
that transcend campus activities.
In fact, over one-third of non-
white faculty at Whittier reported
that they have no close friendships with other faculty at Whittier. Conversely, nearly 80% of
white faculty reported haviog three
or more close friendships with
other faculty members.
"Itwould appear that gender,
ethnicity, and employment status
does in fact influence faculty interactions," the report stated in
the conclusion of the section on
interpersonal relationships.
The survey was distributed to
all 132 professors from every department. It contained multiple
choice questions on all aspects of
professors' lives, from factors that
influence their teaching to the num-
Zhidong Hao.
ber of friendships they have among
their peers. The survey also incorporated an essay portion in which
professors could explain their views
in depth. Not all professors responded to the survey or all of its
parts. An average of 92 professors
responded to any one portion of
the survey.
"Whether the survey questions
are understood by the professors
as we want them to understand
them is not known," Hao said.
"But, that's the problem with surveys. So, surveys are never per
fect. That's why we wanted to
incorporate interviews. We tried
to approximate reality. We can
never reach reality, but we can get
closer and closer and closer."
The report also presented findings on the amount of research
published by professors at the
College. According to the survey,
the National Education Association and the American Federation
of Teachers found that research is
positively correlated with teaching students.
"The best teachers are those
who keep up to date with their
field and inspire students with their
research," the report stated.
Only 4% ofthe professors surveyed stated that research negatively impacted teaching, while
46% stated that they "strongly
agreed" with the statement that
research enhances teaching.
However, 60% ofthe tenured
faculty have published three or
fewer works since receiving tenure. Published works includejour-
nal articles as well as books. According to the study, publishing is
the way in which professors
present their research to the academic community for scrutiny, and is therefore generally
considered the best measure of
an academic's research.
"The pressure exists to do
scholarly research, even at a small
private school such as Whittier,"
One professor stated in an inter-
See PROFESSORS, Page 6
news
i you can use
■ YEARBOOKS
The 1999 yearbook will be
"distributed in the Acropolis
Office on Monday, Oct. 12,
from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Only
those students who turned
their vouchers in last
semester will be able to
receive i yearbook. For
more information contact
the Acropolis at Ext. 4920.
ISSUE 5 • VOLUME 86

W a I T T I E R
uaker
October 7,1999
ampos
C O L
■ Unbuttoning Butler
Senior discusses
life after the
Whittier College
Theater Department.
E G E
SPORTS «
■ NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
Water Polo is ranked 18th
nationally and 2nd of all Division
III teams after sweeping the UC
Santa Cruz Slugfest.
I..
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
'mfr.Jofai Qretnttaj J$m
^SK, Wnittier ^^/Mm^y:
AyyyA;'''.
OPINION TOPIC
Availability of Resources on
Campus
Students discuss the pros and cons
of facilities ranging from the
library to tutoring programs.
C A M P VMS
ty
■ BIG FUN IN
LITTLE TOKYO
Melissa Onstad goes back on the
town to explore the intracacies of Los
Angeles. From the gardens ofthe New
Otani Hotel to the variety shop, this
portion of downtown has promise.
COR Allocates 54% of Budget Requests for Fall Semester
■ FINANCES
by Steve Alvarado
QCAsst. News Editor
The Council of Representatives
(COR) Budget Committee approved and released their budget
on Monday, Oct. 4. The committee
allocated funds that totaled
$34,318.44—54% ofthe funds requested by clubs and organization.
The low percentage of allocations
is due to the lack of either information from submissions of organizations or representation on the
WhittierCollege Master Calendar.
"[The budget committee] reviewed whether or not the clubs
followed the specific guidelines
that were outlined, such as providing specific dates for their events
and giving breakdowns for what
the money will be used for," junior
COR Treasurer Ireneo Reus said.
The Budget Committee, which
is composed of COR members
junior Jonathan Collard and senior Mary Beth Griffin, a non-
COR member sophomore Luis
Flores and is headed up by Reus,
met last week to draft an alloca
tion of funds to present to COR.
"The allocations and disbursement of funds was fair since the
Budget Committee and COR went
through each request twice before
it was finalized," senior COR President Rene Islas said. "The funds
balanced out in order to treat all
clubs and organizations of the
College community equally."
Although COR allocated more
funds than the Budget Committee
recommended, most clubs were
not funded for the entire amounts
they requested. Seven clubs were
not considered for requests and
did not received any funding from
COR due to the failure to place
their events on the Master Calendar, which is run by the Office of
Student Acti vities (O.S.A.). Funds
were also withheld from certain
groups that were not registered as
on-campus clubs or had a negative balance in their budget.
Issues were raised about the
lack of specific details on the applications regarding the events of
certain organizations, including
the Black Student Union (B.S.U.)
and Poet Democrats. According
to Islas, these issues have been
tabled and will be discussed at
next week's COR meeting.
Even if all clubs did submit
their applications in accordance
with COR's requirements, not all
funding would have been given.
"COR does not have enough
resources to fund each club since
the budget is estimated to last for
the entire semester," Reus said.
The COR budget is taken from the
student body fees, $60 changed to
student accounts, 60% is applied
for organizations or clubs. The
other 40%.is designated for Publications Board, which finances the
Quaker Campus student newspaper, Acropolis yearbook, KWTR
radio station and the Sigma Taif^:-
Delta Literary Review.
Student organizations can submit bills to COR any time throughout the year for funding of events
that were not covered during this
allotment.
"Applications can be resubmitted during the semester for either
events or clubs," Reus said.
Typically, if an organization t
submits a bill to COR two weeks
prior to an event, it will be discussed
at the following COR meeting.
Fall Funding R
equesl
:s
Oraanization
Requested
Approved
Percent
Alpha Psi Omega
$1,647.54
$754.60
45.8%
Asian Student Association
$868.00
$48.00
5.5%
Athenian Society
$650.00
$650.00
100%
Black Student Union
$2,655.60
$110.00
4.1%
Career Services
$1,300.00
$1,000.00
76.9%
Chemistry Club
$110.00
-
-
Chinese Club
$350.00
$200.00
57.1%
Cultural Center
$800.00
$550.00
68.75%
French Club
$1,000.00
$786.00
78.6%
Hawaiian Islander Club
$770.00
-
Hispanic Student Organization
$3260.00
$650.00
19.9%
Interclub Council
$850.00
$850.00
100%
International Club
$650.00
$300.00
46.2%
Lancer Society
$1,200.00
$650.00
54.2%
Martial Arts Club
$1,575.00
$787.50
50%
MEChA
$1,525.00
$1,300.00
85.2%
Nalional Omicron Psi
$1,700.00
$305.00
17.9%
Orthogoian Society
$1,025.00
$950.00
92.7%
Poet Democrats
$6,400.00
(tabled)
-
Poets in Rhythm
$400.00
$100.00
25%
Program Board
$18,750.00
$18,750.00
100%
Religious Studies Association
$450.00
-
Richard Nixion Republican Club
$1,683.75-
-
-
Social Woik Council
$750.00
-
Society of Physics Students
$901.53
$482.58
53 5%
Sociology Club
$110.00
■-
Spanish Club
$2,800.00
$780.00
27.9%
Vintage Poets
$700.00
-
WC Cheer Squad
$1,055.60
$498.16-
47.2%
WC Choir
$2,300.00
(tabled)
-
WCCF
$1,000.00
-
WC Gospel Choir
$2,381.60
$2,381.60
100%
WC Photography Club
$1,872.00
$1,435.00
76.7%
Total
$63,490.62
$34,318.44
54%
All information provided by COR Treasurer Ireneo Reus.
Sociology Report Exposes Culture Among Professors
■ PROFESSORS
by Sean Jernigan & Carlos
Estrada
QCAsst. News Editor & News Editor
The preliminary results of a
report on professorial culture at
Whittier College by Asst. Professor of Sociology Zhidong Hao
and his spring of '99 class "Approaches to Social Research"
found that there are definite rifts
between professors on the basis of
their ethnicity and employment
status, even though Whittier employs a diverse staff. The results
come from a comprehensive survey ofthe College's professors.
The current report omits some controversial findings that are still in
the process of being reviewed and
checked for final publication.
According to the report's findings, Whittier College employs
more ethnic minorities (18%) than
the national average (13%) and
has more tenured female faculty
(18%) than the national average
(8%). While the number of minority faculty at Whittier is 5%
higher than the national nonn, only
9.2% ofthe full-time faculty are
non-white.
Ofthe 18% ofthe faculty that
are from a minority ethnic group,
most have two or fewer friendships with other Whittier faculty
that transcend campus activities.
In fact, over one-third of non-
white faculty at Whittier reported
that they have no close friendships with other faculty at Whittier. Conversely, nearly 80% of
white faculty reported haviog three
or more close friendships with
other faculty members.
"Itwould appear that gender,
ethnicity, and employment status
does in fact influence faculty interactions," the report stated in
the conclusion of the section on
interpersonal relationships.
The survey was distributed to
all 132 professors from every department. It contained multiple
choice questions on all aspects of
professors' lives, from factors that
influence their teaching to the num-
Zhidong Hao.
ber of friendships they have among
their peers. The survey also incorporated an essay portion in which
professors could explain their views
in depth. Not all professors responded to the survey or all of its
parts. An average of 92 professors
responded to any one portion of
the survey.
"Whether the survey questions
are understood by the professors
as we want them to understand
them is not known," Hao said.
"But, that's the problem with surveys. So, surveys are never per
fect. That's why we wanted to
incorporate interviews. We tried
to approximate reality. We can
never reach reality, but we can get
closer and closer and closer."
The report also presented findings on the amount of research
published by professors at the
College. According to the survey,
the National Education Association and the American Federation
of Teachers found that research is
positively correlated with teaching students.
"The best teachers are those
who keep up to date with their
field and inspire students with their
research," the report stated.
Only 4% ofthe professors surveyed stated that research negatively impacted teaching, while
46% stated that they "strongly
agreed" with the statement that
research enhances teaching.
However, 60% ofthe tenured
faculty have published three or
fewer works since receiving tenure. Published works includejour-
nal articles as well as books. According to the study, publishing is
the way in which professors
present their research to the academic community for scrutiny, and is therefore generally
considered the best measure of
an academic's research.
"The pressure exists to do
scholarly research, even at a small
private school such as Whittier,"
One professor stated in an inter-
See PROFESSORS, Page 6
news
i you can use
■ YEARBOOKS
The 1999 yearbook will be
"distributed in the Acropolis
Office on Monday, Oct. 12,
from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Only
those students who turned
their vouchers in last
semester will be able to
receive i yearbook. For
more information contact
the Acropolis at Ext. 4920.
ISSUE 5 • VOLUME 86